Interim
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue

Budget
Review Subcommittee on Justice and Judiciary

Minutes
of the<MeetNo1>First Meeting

of
the 2013 Interim

<MeetMDY1>November 25, 2013

Call to Order and Roll Call

The<MeetNo2>first meeting of the Budget Review
Subcommittee on Justice and Judiciary of the Interim Joint Committee on
Appropriations and Revenue was held on<Day>Monday,<MeetMDY2>November 25, 2013,
at<MeetTime>10:00 AM, in<Room>Room 169 of the Capitol Annex. Representative
Jesse Crenshaw, Chair, called the meeting to order, and the secretary called
the roll.

Chief Justice John D. Minton provided an update on the
Judicial Branch’s budget status and expectations for the 2014-2016 biennial
budget.

In response to an inquiry from Chairman Crenshaw concerning
new technologies, Chief Justice Minton explained that there would soon be an
electronic filing site available in Franklin County and the technology is
expected to spread quickly to other counties in the state.

In response to a question from Chairman Crenshaw concerning
case numbers, Laurie Dudgeon, Director of The Administrative Office of the
Courts, clarified that changing the way case numbers are displayed would be
part of a complete case management system redesign as opposed to the electronic
filing system.

In response to questions from Representative Yonts
concerning restitution, Ms. Dudgeon stated that interest for restitution is
still manually figured and that the restitution part of the case management
system redesign has yet to be implemented. Ms. Dudgeon said that her office is
working closely with the Franklin County sheriff’s department in the redesign.

In response to inquiries from Representative Tilley, Ms.
Dudgeon noted that no additional pretrial officers have been added since the
implementation of HB 463 in 2011. Chief Justice Minton added that the 12 hour
rule for pretrial release was relaxed to accommodate the high turnover rate
among pretrial officers.

In response to a question from Senator Givens concerning
increases in debt service for the Judicial Branch budget request, Ms. Dudgeon
stated that the only increase for this budget request is for defined
calculations. There is no increase in debt service for the 2014-2016 budget
request.

Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Budget Update

Secretary J. Michael Brown provided a brief update on the
Justice and Public Safety Cabinet’s budget request for the 2014-2016 biennium.

In response to inquiries from Representative Yonts
concerning salaries, Secretary Brown noted that there have been no across the
board pay raises, and State Police salaries are not competitive amongst law
enforcement.

In response to a question from Representative Tilley
concerning correctional officers at the Kentucky State Reformatory, Commissioner
LaDonna Thompson of the Department of Corrections stated that there are about
50 fewer correctional officers than needed at the Kentucky State Reformatory.

In response to a question from Chairman Crenshaw concerning
prevention programs for Juvenile Justice, Secretary Brown noted that the
Justice and Public Safety Cabinet is requesting a $500,000 increase in each
year of the biennium for prevention programs.

Department of Public Advocacy Budget Update

Public Advocate Edward C. Monahan provided an update on the
Department of Public Advocacy’s budget request for the 2014-2016 biennium.

In response to questions from Representative Yonts
concerning DUI fees, Mr. Monahan noted that the reduction in total DUI fees is
due in part to the fact that the number of DUI cases has dropped by between six
thousand to eight thousand.

There being no further business before the subcommittee, the
meeting was adjourned at 12:00 PM.